Nigerian man buries his father in a brand new BMW

A Nigerian man has recently buried his father in a brand new BMW, instead of a coffin, according to various reports.

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India Today Web Desk

New Delhi

June 13, 2018

UPDATED: June 13, 2018 11:03 IST

(Photo via Twitter/@theNETng)

HIGHLIGHTS

The son splashed out £66,000 cash on a car

A 6-feet deep grave was dug to bury the father in the BMW

The photo has been widely shared on social media

A Nigerian man has recently buried his father in a brand new BMW, instead of a coffin, according to various reports.

Man named Azubuike is a resident of a remote village in Mbosi, Nigeria. In a photo which has been trending on social media for the last two days, pallbearers are seen lowering the luxury car into a huge grave.

The grave, which was around 6 feet deep, was reportedly dug by the locals to help the grieving son.

However, some people also suggested that the money used to bury the man could have been used to "assist the poor".

This is painfully sad. You bury your father in a brand new BMW? Honour your father & mother while they are still alive, then bury them in decent coffins. Use left over money to assist the poor. Nigerian Govt needs to stop this bad practice which shames even the last rite on earth